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Network Security First-Step, Second Edition
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Network Security First-Step, Second Edition

by Thomas M. Thomas, Donald Stoddard
December 2011
Beginner
552 pages
13h 30m
English
Cisco Press
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Where Are Attacks Coming From?

It is clear by now that the bad guys are out there on the Internet using all kinds of tools, from automated to those that target you specifically. Everyone knows that a public IP address is required to connect to the Internet. These addresses are allocated across the globe, so you should be able to find out where these attacks are going.

“Each quarter, Akamai publishes a quarterly “State of the Internet” report. This report includes data gathered across Akamai’s global server network about attack traffic, average & maximum connection speeds, Internet penetration and broadband adoption, and mobile usage, as well as trends seen in this data over time.” (www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet/)

Figure 1-4 shows the results ...

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